Tandem heads to Canada! Pure cinema by Katarzyna Lewek will debut at the 35th edition of the Living Skies Student Film Festival, bravo!
🎬 Tandem | directed and photographed by Katarzyna Lewek | production management by Bernadeta Mende & Maja Zilbert | produced by the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia
Antek lives like in a cage. An old, stationary bike, two mice, and a couch comprise his entire world. The world of someone who probably will never walk again. However, one day an unexpected visit reminds him of an old passion, and a buddy takes him outside to try riding a tandem.
📅 The festival will take place from April 4th to 6th, 2024.
We warmly congratulate Katarzyna and the rest of the team, looking forward to news about awards for the film. Good luck!
On February 16, the Kazimierz Kutz Award ceremony took place. This year's laureate is the talented Polish screenwriter and director - Agnieszka Holland. Jan Olbrycht, a Polish politician, was also honored at the gala, receiving the "Ambassador of Silesia" Distinction.
The competition jury included individuals associated with the University of Silesia: rector prof. Ryszard Koziołek, dean of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz, and prof. Andrzej Gwóźdź.
Laudations for Agnieszka Holland, in connection with the Kazimierz Kutz Award, were delivered by prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz and prof. Andrzej Gwóźdź.
We warmly congratulate the awardees and also express our gratitude for being able to share such beautiful and touching moments as the past gala.
photo by Łukasz Żal | source/distributor: Gutek Film
"The Zone of Interest" wins three BAFTA Awards!
🏆 BEST BRITISH FILM | BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | BEST SOUND
We recently wrote about the five Oscar nominations for the Polish, British, and American co-production directed by Jonathan Glazer. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all team members.
In particular, we send them to our department's graduates - Stanisław Cuske (cinematographer), Bartosz Toboła (assistant/cinematographer), Maja Krężel (production assistant), Marek Kita (camera assistant), and Krzysztof Świderski (video assistant).
You can find the full list of award-winning films here: BAFTA
With the beginning of February, the recruitment for the 1st National Film Competition "ENTREPRENEURIAL TEENAGERS" has started.
The subject of the competition are short films (up to 3 minutes) prepared by teams representing upper secondary schools from all over Poland (over 7000 schools). One school can be represented by one team.
School participation can be registered until March 1, 2024. However, you have time until April 15 to submit the competition entry.
🎥 This project aims to promote the idea of entrepreneurship and to discover and develop teenagers' predispositions for making informed choices about their further education path and making accurate decisions regarding their future profession or starting a business. By working on the production of a film promoting youth employment, students will focus on its subject, while also acquiring competencies related to film production and promotion, which play a key role in contemporary marketing.
Trailer and still from the film "In Ukraine," photos by Piotr Pawlus / produced by Kijora Film
We invite you to participate in the event dedicated to the second anniversary of the assault on Ukraine, which will take place on February 22, 2024, at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Silesia (A. Pawlikowski Hall).
🎬 The extensive program of the event includes, among others, a screening of the documentary film titled "In Ukraine," directed by Tomasz Wolski and our graduate, Piotr Pawlus, who will personally introduce the film. After the screening, he will participate in a discussion, which we encourage you to join.
Participants in the meeting will discuss the media image of the war and examine it in various ways. The goal is to remind about what is happening beyond Poland's borders, to express once again a firm opposition to all acts of war, and to offer encouragement to our friends, students, colleagues – all those who are fighting in Ukraine and those who have left their loved ones in the country.
PROGRAM:
9:45 – Opening, welcome, introduction
10:00 – "My February 24th" – memories of staff, students, graduates (prepared by Magdalena Knapik, Magdalena Nowak-Kaczmarek)
10:05 – Dr. Aleksandra Kalisz: "The Media Image of War" (in Polish)
10:35 – Dr. Olena Rosinska: "The Significance of Feature and Documentary Films in the Media Creation of the War Image" (in Polish)
11:05 – "War Chronicle" – students of international Polish studies
11:15–11:30 – Break
11:30 – Piotr Pawlus – introduction to the film
11:45 – "In Ukraine" film, dir. Piotr Pawlus, Tomasz Wolski (Amidst an unprecedented war at the borders of the European Union, filmmakers Piotr Pawlus and Tomasz Wolski venture into the bomb-damaged depths of Ukraine to capture the "new normality" of its inhabitants)
1:05 PM – Discussion after the film with the director
2:00 PM – Dr. Oksana Pochapska: "The Language of War: Falsifications and Manipulations" (Мова війни: фейки і маніпуляції) (in Ukrainian)
2:00 PM – Dr. Oksana Zhurawska: "Internet Memes from the Beginning of the Russian Federation’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine" (in English)
2:00 PM – Alina Nowicka, M.A.: "War (no) a Woman..." (in Polish)
The event is organized by the School of Polish Language and Culture at the University of Silesia, representatives of the international Polish studies program, and the educational platform Polish Film Shelf. The event partner is the Solidarność Trade Union of the University of Silesia. Co-organizers of the meeting are the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Silesia.
The event is under the patronage of the Rector of the University of Silesia, Prof. Dr. Hab. Ryszard Koziołek.
We invite you to follow the event on Facebook (there you will find more details + updates).
